, 1887-11-16

ueuI Vi the Souncll U.A. draper presided.
Five members, just a quorum, were present
when the transaction of the usual routine
business incident to the opening of the
session was commenced.
As the reports of several officers had
not been submitted, the reading of those
on hand was postponed until the next
meeting.
fl ARTEsIAN WELL.
The city clerk read several communica-
tions from parties he had correspondent
with for the purpose of obtaining the
addresses of reputable firms engaged in
the sinking of a~rtesian wells. Two letters
were received from Denver and one from
Greeley. The clerk had requested a num-
her of parties to whom he had been re-
terred to submit bids for the driving of a
well in accordance with the provisions of
the specifications approved by council.
Bids were received from Swan Bros,
OF Greeley, and a Denver concern. The
latter offered to sink a LOCO well at the
rate of $4,50 for the first 100 feet, and
fifty cents additional for each 100 feet, the
well to be ten inches in diameter at the
top and six at the bottom. Swan Bros,
who sunk the well at the county byspital,
will bore 655 feet for So. so per foot; a
depth of 925 feet will be attained at the
rate of $500 per foot. The firm stated
that as they desired to remove their
machinery remaining in this city, and had
submitted a very low bid, they wished
an early acceptance or rejection of their
estimate. After considerable discussion
the bids were referred to the water and
sewerage committee.
DESIRE TO BE RELEASED.
A communication from Hon. G. N.
Potter, attorney for the Cheyenne & Bur
lington railway, requested the council to
permit the corporation to withdraw the
$4,000 which it had caused to be placed
in the Stock Growers bank as a guaran-
tee that they would not destroy the prop
erty of citizens in widening the alley be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
The finance committee introduced a reso-
luton to allow the company to Withdraw
the deposit. Adopted.
OPENING EVANS STREET.
Some time since an ordinance was intro
duced providing for the opening and ex-
tension of Evans street south of the
Union Pacific track. At the last meeting
action on this ordinance was postponed
Indefinitely. Last evening Hon. j. c..
Baird, on behalf of the citizens of the
south side and those residing in his neigh
borhood urged that the ordinance be
passed without delay. He called the at
tention OF the council to the fact that such
a procedure at present would be much
more economical than subsequent to the
completion of additional railroad tracks
across the street, and cited the inconveni-
ence to children residing north of the
Union Pacific track and desiring to attend
the south side school.
After a lengthy and spirited discussion
of the matter, and a few remarks by City
Attorney NanDevantcr, a special commit
tee consisting of Aldermen Whitcomb,
Murray and Griffin was appointed to in
terview Union Pacific authorities and
report the result of their Investigations to
the council at the next regular meeting.
THE PARK COMMITTEE.
Alderman Altman, chairman of the
park committee, submitted a detailed re-
port of the work accomplished by him
self and co-workcrs to date. The docu
ment stated that 81, 224.l3 had been ex-
pended in improving the park and Lake
Minnehaha. He vigorously refuted the
statement made by malicious parties to
the effect that a portion Of the funds ap
propriated for the planting Of trees. etc,
had been misapplicd.
A HEREw BURIAL GROUND.
Isaac Grcentrec, spokesman for a depu-
tatlon Of Jewish citizens, requested that
the MISUNDERSTANDING which have arisen
in regard to the location of their burial
ground be settled by the council. Re
terred to the cemetery committee. NJ.
Sachs and a. Adamsky were other mem
bers of the delegation which called the
attention Of the council to the matter.
GIVING TITLE.
Alderman Murray introduced a rcsolu
ton instructing the city clerk and mayor
to execute a deed to the Odd Fellows for
the land donated them by the city some
time since. The resolution will take the
usual course.
THE BOULEVARD.
The proposition of Alderman Altman
that the city assist the county and citizens
in maintaining and repairing the boulevard
was taken under ad%visement.
BILLS PAYABLE.
The finance committee ordered warrants
drawn for the following bills.
+. i. Harnish.. 81 90
+. Conroy. "a 90
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